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B.C. inflation cools to 3.4% in May: StatCan

B.C. inflation cools to 3.4% in May: StatCan

National inflation rate sees smallest increase in two years
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David Eby resists early vote in B.C. despite big byelection wins for NDP

David Eby resists early vote in B.C. despite big byelection wins for NDP

There will not be an early provincial election in British Columbia despite resounding victories for New Democrat Party candidates in a pair of byelections over the weekend, Premier David Eby said on Monday.
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B.C. starts bid process for $4.1B Massey traffic tunnel

B.C. starts bid process for $4.1B Massey traffic tunnel

The B.C. government has issued a request for qualifications to shortlist potential contractors to build the new eight-lane tunnel under the Fraser River
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David Johnston files final report on foreign meddling, done as special rapporteur

David Johnston files final report on foreign meddling, done as special rapporteur

OTTAWA — David Johnston filed his final — and confidential — report on foreign interference to the prime minister on Monday, ending his contentious term as special rapporteur.
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B.C. to lose economic pole position in 2024: TD Economics

B.C. to lose economic pole position in 2024: TD Economics

TD Economics forecasts B.C.'s real GDP growth to be just 0.5% in 2024
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Jim Stanford: Even business should be concerned about the spread of gig work

Jim Stanford: Even business should be concerned about the spread of gig work

Current employment practices by digital platforms are unfair to workers, taxpayers and other businesses, writes Jim Stanford
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Former Surrey mayor’s lawyers billed local taxpayers $317,000

Former Surrey mayor’s lawyers billed local taxpayers $317,000

Peck and Company was paid hundreds of thousands to defend Doug McCallum in his public mischief trial
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B.C. expansion of pharmacists' scope leads to many questions

B.C. expansion of pharmacists' scope leads to many questions

Earlier this month, pharmacists in B.C. were given expanded powers to treat a variety of common ailments.
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Khelsilem: We need to address B.C.'s housing shortage

Khelsilem: We need to address B.C.'s housing shortage

We are not making sufficient headway to meet demand or create affordability
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BC United has work to do after 'collapse' in byelection: pundit

BC United has work to do after 'collapse' in byelection: pundit

“The story isn’t so much how the NDP did but how the three main opposition parties fared,” says David Black, a political communications professor at Royal Roads University.
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